Hybrid Director, eDiscovery

at Ankura

• Job title: Director, eDiscovery
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $85,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• eDiscovery Director at Bright Labs facilitating data management relevant to litigation and regulatory investigations. Leading a team to deliver innovative eDiscovery solutions with client-focused strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the client's point of contact and Bright Labs' day-to-day leader in the management and execution of projects and workstreams involving the identification, collection, processing, review, and production of electronic data relevant to litigation or regulatory investigations.
• Assist clients with finding, documenting, and preventing deletion of data potentially relevant to litigation, regulatory matters, or critical business operations.
• Develop solutions and strategies to collect data with special considerations for the unique environment and project-specific complexities of an engagement.
• Coordinate forensic collections with client and Bright Labs' forensics team and quality review collections documentation supplied by the forensics team.
• Advise client on data reduction strategies including deNISTing, file extension filtering, date culling, and search term filtering.
• Troubleshoot Relativity issues with kCura and coordinate custom Relativity development work, as necessary.
• Manage project close-out process including data return and database archival.
• Assist in the management of finances of each engagement including developing, documenting, and tracking project budgets.

Requirements

• BA/BS in MIS, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Law, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Technology, or similar degree.
• 4 years of prior experience as a consultant overseeing computer forensics and electronic discovery.
• Advanced decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Team player who is comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to interact confidently with senior management and lawyers/partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

• The opportunity to work on some of the largest and most recognized global eDiscovery cases.
• A collaborative environment where creativity and insight are valued.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technology and methodologies in the field of digital forensics and eDiscovery.
• A supportive team that fosters professional growth and development.